LATIN 1205: Prelim Vocab Words

opinor, opinari, opinatus sum

to suppose

secundum (preposition + acc)

following, after, according to

origo, origonis f.

origin

fatum, fati n.

fate

principium, principii n.

beginning

maximus, a, um

greatest, superlative adjective

comprimo, comprimere, compressi, compressus

to press, suppress, restrain

Vestalis, Vestalis f.

vestal virgin (priestess)

geminus, a, um

twin

partus, partūs m.

birth, offspring

edo, edere, edidi, editus

to set forth, produce, beget

incertus, a, um

uncertain

stirps, stirpis f.

stem, stalk, lineage

nuncupo, nuncupare, nuncupavi, nuncupatus

to call, name

reor, reri, ratus sum

to think, believe, suppose

seu…seu

whether…or

ita

so, thus, in such a way

auctor, auctoris m.

author

honestus, a, um

honorable, worthy, proper

vindico, vindicare, vindicavi, vindicatus

to lay claim to, liberate, defend, avenge

ipse, a, um

intensive pronoun, “self”

crudelitas, crudelitatis f.

cruelty

regius, a, um

royal, kingly

vincio, vincire, vinxi, vinctus

to bind, fetter, restrain

sacerdos, sacerdotis f.

priestess

custodia, custodiae f.

custody

iubeo, iubere, iussi, iussus

to command, order

profluo, profluere, profluxi, profluxus

to flow forth, flow along

ripa, ripae f.

bank

effundo, effundere, effudi, effusus

to pour out

lenis, lene

gentle, light, kind, smooth

stagnum, stagni n.

pools

usquam

anywhere

amnis, amnis m.

river

cursus, cursus m.

course

fero, ferre, tuli, latus

to bring

quamvis

however

languidus, a, um

slow, sluggish

velut

as if, just as

defungor, defungi, defunctus sum (+abl)

to finish, discharge

expono, exponere, exponsui, expositus

to expose

alluvies, alluviei f.

a pool of water made by overflowing sea or river

ficus, ficus m.

fig tree

Romularis, Romulare f.

Romularis fig tree

solitudo, solitudinis f.

solitude

teneo, tenere, tenui, tentus

to hold, grasp

alveus, alvei m.

basket

fluito, fluitare, fluitavi, fluitatus

to flow, float

siccus, a, um

dry

lupa, lupae f.

she-wolf

sitio, sitire, sitivi, sitientus

to be thirsty

flecto, flectere, flexi, flexsus

to bend, turn, change

vagitus, vagitus m.

crying, wailing

puerilis, puerile

boyish

adeo

so, to such a degree

mitis, mite

gentle

praebeo, praebere, praebui, praebitus

to offer, provide

submitto, submittere, submisi, submissus

to let down, hang

lingua, linguae f.

tongue

lambo, lambere, lambi

to lick

magister, magistri m.

keeper, chief

pecus, pecoris n.

flock, herd

vulgo, vulgare, vulgavi, vulgatus

to prostitute

inde

from there

miraculum, miraculi n.

marvel

gigno, gignere, genui, genitus

to beget, produce

educo, educare, educavi, educatus

to bring up, rear

adolesco, adolescere, adolevi

to grow, mature

segnes, segnis

idle, sluggish

stabulum, stabuli

stable

hinc

from here

robur, roboris n.

strength

sumo, sumere, sumpsi, sumptus

to take on

fera, ferae f.

wild beast

subsisto, subsistere, substiti

to stand, remain

onustus, a, um

burdened

latro, latronis m.

robber

divido, dividere, divisi, divisus

to divide

impetus, impetus m.

attack

cresco, crescere, crevi, cretus

to grow

grex, gregis m.

flock, band

iuvenis, iuvenis m.

young men

serius, a, um

serious

iocus, ioci m.

joke, game

celebro, celebrare, celebravi, celebratus

to celebrate, party

iam

(by) then

tum

then, at the time

ludicrum, ludicri n.

festival

dein

then

genus, generis n.

stock, race, family

tempestas, tempestatis f.

season, period, age

teneo, tenere, tenui, tentus

to hold, occupy

sollemne, sollemnis n.

solemn rite, ritual

affero, afferre, attuli, allatus

to bring to, carry

instituo, instituere, institui, institutus

to establish, set up

iuvenis, iuvenis m.

young men

veneror, venerari, veneratus sum

to worship, revere

lusus, lusus m.

play, sport

lascivia, lasciviae f.

frolic, wantonness, license

notus, a, um

known